Soap actress Christel Khalil won the Outstanding Younger Actress in a drama series award at this year’s Daytime Emmys for her work as Lily on the long-running CBS soap the “The Young and the Restless.”

Khalil joins the ranks of fellow co-stars Bryton James and Kristoff St. John, both of whom won the Outstanding Younger Actor award in the past for their roles on the show.

The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy award ceremony was held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA on June 23 and broadcast on HLN.

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